Question

【題目】 People often come across the word “SOHO” in the newspaper or magazine. But not everyone knows what it means. Actually “SOHO”means “small office home office”. Now many people use computers, so it is possible(可能的) for them to work at their homes. They needn’t go to offices. They can usually work faster(更快) and better at home. By working at home, they save a lot of time and energy(精力). They needn’t spend time on the road and they won’t feel tired or angry because of the bad traffic. Maybe in the future, more and more people will be “SOHO” workers.

【1】What is the meaning of “SOHO”?

A.Working in the office.B.Small office home office.

C.Working faster and better.D.Spend more time at home.

【2】The underlined “come across” means “__________”

A.lookB.takeC.meetD.like

【3】Why is it possible for people to work at home?

A.Because they needn’t go to offices.

B.Because lots of people use computers.

C.Because they won’t feel tired or angry.

D.Because everyone has a computer.

【4】Why do people work faster and better at home?

A.Because they spend time on the road.

B.Because they will be in bad traffic.

C.Because they will get more money at home.

D.Because they save a lot of time and energy.

【5】In the future,__________.

A.there will be no office

B.there will be more offices

C.there will be more SOHO workers

D.there will be no SOHO workers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。短文講了在雜志和報(bào)紙上，人們經(jīng)常會發(fā)現(xiàn)“SOHO”。實(shí)際上，它表示“小辦公室，家庭辦公室”。電腦讓人們在家里工作成為可能，他們不會因?yàn)閾頂D的交通而勞累和生氣。因此越來越多的人成為“SOHO”工人。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Actually ‘SOHO’ means ‘small office home office’.” 實(shí)際上，“SOHO”的意思是“小辦公室，家庭辦公室”可知意為在家辦公。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù) “the word ‘SOHO’ in the newspaper or magazine”可知結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，應(yīng)說們經(jīng)常在報(bào)紙或雜志上看到“SOHO”這個(gè)詞，所以come across意為遇到，即meet。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Now many people use computers, so it is possible(可能的) for them to work at their homes.”可知現(xiàn)在許多人使用電腦，所以他們可以在家里工作。可知因?yàn)樵S多人使用電腦。故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“They can usually work faster(更快) and better at home. By working at home, they save a lot of time and energy(精力). ” 可知在家工作，節(jié)省更多的時(shí)間和經(jīng)歷，工作更高效。故選D。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Maybe in the future, more and more people will be ‘SOHO’ workers.” 可知也將來會有越來越多的人成為“SOHO”員工。故選C。